autoantibody
noun
au·to·an·ti·body
ˌȯ-(ˌ)tō-ˈan-ti-ˌbä-dē 
: an antibody active against a tissue constituent of the individual producing it
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Nath’s team found low levels of autoantibodies in only one person with ME/CFS.
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Kamal Nahas, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
Past studies have also pointed to an overactive immune response: a condition called autoimmunity, whereby other immune cells mistakenly attack healthy tissue, often by producing autoantibodies that target the body’s proteins.
—Kamal Nahas, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
The samples from patients with autoimmune disease produced higher levels of autoantibodies in reaction to proteins associated with Xist, the researchers found.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
Some of these autoantibody responses were largely disease-specific while others were shared across all three conditions.
—Jonathan Wosen Reprints, STAT, 1 Feb. 2024
Our recent research indicates that one type of autoantibody called antinuclear antibodies increased nearly 50 percent in the U.S. in less than 30 years.
—Olivia Casey, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Some conditions that have autoantibodies and appear to be related to autoimmunity have been excluded from this list.
—Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
In the clearest cases, such as Graves’ disease, the illness definitely involves autoantibodies that lead to an immune system assault, inflammation and debilitating symptoms.
—Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
The study’s findings correspond with earlier research by Yonker, which also didn’t find increased levels of antibodies or autoantibodies in patients with myocarditis.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 5 May 2023
Kamal Nahas, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
Past studies have also pointed to an overactive immune response: a condition called autoimmunity, whereby other immune cells mistakenly attack healthy tissue, often by producing autoantibodies that target the body’s proteins.
—Kamal Nahas, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
The samples from patients with autoimmune disease produced higher levels of autoantibodies in reaction to proteins associated with Xist, the researchers found.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
Some of these autoantibody responses were largely disease-specific while others were shared across all three conditions.
—Jonathan Wosen Reprints, STAT, 1 Feb. 2024
Our recent research indicates that one type of autoantibody called antinuclear antibodies increased nearly 50 percent in the U.S. in less than 30 years.
—Olivia Casey, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Some conditions that have autoantibodies and appear to be related to autoimmunity have been excluded from this list.
—Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
In the clearest cases, such as Graves’ disease, the illness definitely involves autoantibodies that lead to an immune system assault, inflammation and debilitating symptoms.
—Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
The study’s findings correspond with earlier research by Yonker, which also didn’t find increased levels of antibodies or autoantibodies in patients with myocarditis.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 5 May 2023
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autoantibody
noun
au·to·an·ti·body
ˌȯt-(ˌ)ō-ˈant-i-ˌbäd-ē
plural autoantibodies
: an antibody active against a tissue constituent of the individual producing it
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